A video of a Connecticut man seen berating a Muslim family vacationing off the coast of Texas has gone viral.
The video, shows the man, who police confirmed is Alexander Downing, of Waterford, yelling and cursing at the family on a beach on South Padre Island, Texas.
The incident happened on May 3.
Downing, 35, can be heard on the video saying "Donald Trump will stop you" and "Donald Trump is my f***ing president."
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While the video doesn't show how the incident began, the woman who posted it to YouTube described the events in the post and said her father was approached by two women who asked for his help in talking to a stranger who was harassing him.
"All my father said to the guy was 'please enjoy your time and have fun and let everyone else here enjoy their time,'" Noria Alward said in her post. "The guy seemed to listen and walked away. He then came back to my father and started throwing racist comments," she said.
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The family called police, but by the time officers arrived, Downing left the beach. He returned after the officers were gone, Alward said.
"We went back to playing in the water and sand then the insane man came back with even more aggressiveness and more racial slurs," Alward said.
The family called police again, who arrested Downing a short time later.
Downing was charged with public intoxication.
A member of the family told NBC Connecticut by email he was shocked by the incident and thinks the video speaks for itself.
"It's my America too," said Ahmed, who only wanted to be identified by his first name. "I think the video shows who expressed American values. This guy is far, far from expressing American values.
NBC Connecticut went to the Waterford address listed for Downing, but a woman there said he didn't live there.
The Department of Motor Vehicles told NBC Connecticut that Downing does hold a valid Connecticut driver's license with the address that we visited.
